Sensible option for a 1.6 engine

Exterior: Smart looking car with the DRL's (Daytime Running Lamps). Nice chunky tires, love the alloys

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort): ABS & dual airbags-excellent. Air-con-excellent (miss ACC but not sorely), good seating comfort, rear seats are spacious. Reach & rake sterring adjustment, driver seat height adjustment, dead pedal-useful for long drives. Boot is massive at 315litres & it's lit too :o). Love the anti-pinch windows, allwindows down operation via remote key fob.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox: Pleasantly surprised with the 1.6 engine. Designed\tweaked to be frugal. Although it lacks outright punch, it has enough torque in lower revs to go up a slope in 3rd or even 4th gear with the a/c on. Mileage is good at an average of 13kmpl. One thing I noticed about the engine, you cannot feel a single vibration or noise at idle, I had to check the RPM meter to see if the engine was on, nice!! I don't miss the outright acceleration, it's a sensible car. Gearbox is a pleasure to use, gears slot in perfectly without any fuss, however, the reverse gear is a sore, you have to push the lever down & shift up to engage reverse.

Ride Quality & Handling: Has already been discussed to death, fantastic handling, high speed capabilities. Strong braking characteristics, abs, ebd help a lot & inspires confidence. I was blown away by how easy the 1.6 is to drive on the highway, you just point the car & tap the throttle, there is always power on tap.

Final Words: I would still call it a drivers car even though the engine is not setup for performance driving. But honestly, how many times do we get to drive like maniacs. At 6.80lakhs on-road-Pune, it's a steal. The fit & finish is at par with luxury cars & it gives you a sense of driving a big car. The exterior of the car is very deceiving for the amount of space inside.

Areas of improvement : Brighter headlamps, stock one's are not adequate, although the fogs are powerful. Miss electric OVRM's, A.C.C, rear wiper.

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